In Reply to: Except? posted by Kal Rubinson on July 22, 2014 at 14:48:58:
Yes, Kal, it appears the Datasat lacks any USB inputs. But, it does provide 16 channel AES/EBU on DB-25 connectors. I suppose if you can afford the Datasat, you can afford the necessary Pro AES/EBU output cards on your PC for low jitter signal transfer to the Datasat.
We agree. Mch prepros, even if advanced for their time, usually have a fixed set of capabilities. As technology evolves, they are limited in their adaptability and they become obsolescent no matter how chock full of features they seem to be at the outset. A PC-based solution, while lacking input flexibility, would seem a more adaptable platform, usually just through new software. And, for very high level sound quality, the PC approach might be much less costly both up front and in the long run. It takes more work, but that is seemingly becoming easier all the time. Still, it is not as easy to set up, so it is not for everyone.
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